SOHO stands for small office/home office. Setting up a SOHO router is a classic A+ task, often tested with performance-based questions where you configure settings in a simulated router screen. The usual order is: change the default admin password, update the firmware, configure addressing, set up wireless security, then add any port forwarding the business needs. Doing the security steps first matters because a router with default credentials and old firmware is an easy target the moment it is online.
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